E-cigarettes would be banned in public places under California bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California would ban the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and ramp up enforcement against selling them to minors under a bill introduced in the legislature on Monday.
Small plane crash reported near Washington state naval base
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A small plane was reported to have crashed into the strategic Hood Canal in Kitsap County west of Seattle, and debris believed to be connected to the plane has been found, local and federal officials said on Monday.
Ex-CIA officer convicted in New York Times leak case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former CIA officer was convicted in federal court in Virginia on Monday of leaking classified information to a New York Times reporter about a failed U.S. effort to undermine Iran’s nuclear weapons program, the U.S. Justice Dep…
U.S. suspends aid contractor for funding ‘misconduct’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Monday it had suspended International Relief and Development, a non-profit aid contractor which won major U.S. contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan, after finding “serious misconduct” involving funding.
Patient shoots nurse during struggle at L.A. mental clinic
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 20-year-old patient shot and wounded a nurse at a Los Angeles area mental health urgent care facility during a struggle, authorities said on Monday.
Texas teen charged with drowning two-month-old baby girl
DALLAS (Reuters) – A 14-year-old Dallas girl was charged with capital murder for drowning a 2-month-old girl on Monday, police said.
Judge puts Alabama same-sex marriages on hold after striking down ban
(Reuters) – Same-sex couples in Alabama will have to put their wedding plans on hold after a federal judge issued a two-week stay on her ruling that struck down the state’s laws banning gay marriages, including those performed legally in other states.
Northeast U.S. braves ‘crippling’ blizzard, transit systems shut
NEW YORK/MAPLEWOOD, N.J. (Reuters) – A massive, wind-whipped blizzard slammed into the U.S. Northeast on Monday, creating havoc for more than 60 million people and forcing New York City to shut down on a scale not seen since Superstorm Sandy devastated…
Game of ‘cops and robbers’ ends tragically in Minneapolis suburb
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A 15-year-old boy from suburban Minneapolis shot and killed his younger brother during a game of “cops and robbers” using what they thought was an unloaded handgun, police said on Monday.
Car belonging to missing Georgia couple found in lake
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A car belonging to a missing suburban Atlanta couple was discovered on Monday submerged in a lake, and two unidentified bodies were found separately, Georgia police said.
